SP Or Better Guaranteed With Tote Rated Novice Hurdle

Off time: 14:10 | Winning time: 5m 31.80s

Toss Again^t⁴⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Darragh O'Keeffe| T: H De Bromhead| OR: 116

11/10

Lightly-raced 5-y-o. Winner at Ballinrobe in May. 12/1, good second of 6 in novice hurdle at this C&D (good to soft) 44 days ago. Shortlist material.

Form: 3/3102

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Alvaro⁸

Age: 6| Weight: 11-3| J: C P McNamara| T: E McNamara| OR: 114

4/1

Fairly useful hurdler. Winner at Tramore in April. Creditable fourth of 15 in handicap hurdle at Listowel (20f, good, 7/1) 8 days ago, left with lot to do. Merits respect.

Form: 1-3P324

Champella³⁷

Age: 4| Weight: 11-3| J: Mr T P Harney⁽⁷⁾| T: R O'Sullivan

17/2

Lightly-raced winner under Rules. Career best when winning 15-runner novice hurdle at Down Royal (20f, good, 10/3) on hurdles bow 37 days ago, pushed out. Much more on her plate here but she probably has more to offer.

Form: 2131

Magheralin Mick¹⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Kieren Buckley⁽⁵⁾| T: G P Cromwell| OR: 112

4/1

Fair hurdler. 7/1, good 4 lengths fourth of 9 to Desertmore House in novice hurdle at Downpatrick (21.5f, good) 16 days ago. Booking of Buckley a plus but he looks vulnerable from a win point of view.

Form: 5-43414

Run For Pat^b¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-2| J: Sam Ewing| T: G Elliott| OR: 109

7/1

Fair hurdler. Didn't need to be at best when winning 10-runner novice hurdle (11/4) at Listowel (24f, good) 14 days ago. This is tougher but he's on good hands and has to enter calculations.

Form: 6-42421

Non-Runners

Desertmore House¹⁶

Weight: 11-11| Age: 7

T: M Brassil J: C Brassil

Forecasts

Toss Again (11/10), Desertmore House (5/2), Alvaro (4/1), Magheralin Mick (4/1), Run For Pat (7/1), Champella (17/2)

It wouldn't be hard to construct a compelling case for all six of these. That said, DESERTMORE HOUSE is the one with the greatest momentum on his side following back-to-back victories at Downpatrick and this former point winner is likely to benefit from moving up in trip here. Toss Again put in a good shift when runner-up over this C&D last time and is likely to be on the premises once more, while Alvaro and the unexposed 4-y-o Champella also need considering.